I'm sure the seminar is good, but $995 seems over-priced.
In my profession I usually just buy the text book or use online references rather than seminars. Despite the sales pitch, expensive seminars are rarely a good "investment".
We've been doing the APS seminar for about 12 years now, with thousands of graduates. During all that time, we've had an unconditional money-back guarantee. No one has ever asked for it. Not one. In fact, we've had about 10 people stand up and say, "You guys are not charging enough for this!"
John Deakin (APS)